I do not recall seeing his measurements except for his size 13 feet. Years ago i read an article in one of the magazines were the author went to that cabin in Alaska and found a pair of his old boots. No, never met him although I wanted to.

I never met him either. But I sat at his desk in Gainsville. Bear Archery has kept his office and shop as they were when he used them. I got to do a little exploring. Opened his desk drawers and found a folder with autographed pictures from his various hunts. Got to keep a couple. They are on my office wall. I look at them often.

Aside from Fred's Field Notes, there are 3 or 4 good biographies. Chuck Krol's book A biography of an Outdoorsman as well as I remember Papa Bear by Dick Latimer are a couple that come to mind.

Good reading while we warm up from the morning hunt over another cup of joe and commit to calling a friend to share our story of the day. Fred lived a strong life and shared a lot of it with us. To which I say Salute!

I never got to meet him....really sad that i did not make the effort back then. Really try to meet folks since then.

Not sure how tall he was as he was sitting at a table signing books (Field Notes) when I met him in the mid 70's

I never got to meet him. Or Howard. Been going out of my way to meet folks like me the past decade. Its too late when they are gone.

Chuck

Pretty sure Fred was at least 6 ft 2 maybe 6 ft 3. Long legs and big hoofs....lol

Deno

I would guess about 6'2" since he was taller than me when I saw him in person.

I know he was taller than me and I was 5‘ 11” at that time. Now I’m 5’ 9 1/2”. Shrank some in the last 50 years lol

Glad to see you are mulling over the important details and happy to see you stop by the forum!

I cannot give you exact numbers either, but I can confirm that he was tall enough that his feet reached all the way to the the ground 😎

Anybody ?